Capt. James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise embark on a manhunt to capture a terrorist mastermind. With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch and Zoe Saldana. Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof.
Having developed a taste for retribution at a young age and grown up as witch-hunting vigilantes, siblings Hansel and Gretel must reckon with their dark past.With Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arteron and Famke Jannson. Written and directed by Tommy Wirkola. (1:28) R.
LOS ANGELES — The last time Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a feature film was a decade ago, when he played his iconic robot in “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.” Acting took a back seat to politics from 2003-11 when Schwarzenegger served as governor of...
“Gangster Squad” may be loosely based on truth – the takedown of notorious Los Angeles crime lord Mickey Cohen 60 years ago – but it feels about as real as a mob-themed costume party. At least there’s a certain sport in counting how many neo-noir cliches...
ORLANDO, Fla. — The new BET comedy series “Second Generation Wayans” begs the question: Have there really been only TWO generations of the professionally funny family that gave us “In Living Color,” the “Scary Movie” franchise and “White Chicks”?
LOS ANGELES — The tsunami sequence in the new film “The Impossible” is so terrifying in its intensity that you might believe you’re watching actual documentary footage of the natural disaster that struck Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, 2004, killing hundreds of...
A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, former Aiken resident Sarah Beaty spent six months this year in Macau – an administrative region of China, as is nearby Hong Kong.
WHAT CAN A CRANE PICK UP?, by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Mike Lowery (Alfred A. Knopf) – Combining toddler-pleasing elements – silliness, a bouncy rhyme scheme, the ever-popular subject of trucks and a wacky illustration with each turn of the page –...
Every year at this time, in the name of compiling this gift guide, I put family and friends around an imaginary table and match them up with books. Boeing engineer? Check. Bird lover? Double check. Bibliophile, book collector, Civil War history nut? Check,...
For those who simply cannot get enough of Middle Earth, Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” promises to be the ultimate Travel New Zealand miniseries. He and his “Lord of the Rings” team have taken J.R.R. Tolkien’s dense but slight and more comical “Rings” prelude,...
For centuries, the woods have been a pivotal part of the wonder and danger of fairy tales, for once you enter anything can happen. Elves, druids, fairies—who knows what you will find once you dare step into the forest? And now, New York Times bestselling...
